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Fritz Honka
CASE FILE · DAILY CASE NO. 50
Fritz Honka
„The St. Pauli Strangler”
Germany
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VICTIMSYEAR
TARGETSTATUSZODIAC
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4
1970
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- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Germany
- Victim count (in game)
- 4
- First crime
- 1970
- Victims targeted
- Women
- Status
- Dead
- Zodiac sign
- Leo
Report
Between 1970 and 1975 Fritz Honka murdered four women he met in bars in Hamburg's St. Pauli district. He hid their remains in his attic flat. The case came to light in 1975 when a fire broke out in the building and firefighters discovered human remains. Committed to a psychiatric institution, after his release he lived under a new name and died in 1998. His story is told in the film “The Golden Glove”.
Crimedle record
First appeared as a daily case: #50 (FEB 08, 2026). Most recently: #228 (AUG 05, 2026). Times featured: 4.
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